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This paper attempts briefly to trace the historical roots of the conflicts and, thereby describe the refugees and internally displaced populations they have spawned, to examine the present situation in the country, and to offer recommendations to ameliorate the displacement and suffering which have affected so many Ugandans

"Exploring "refuge" and "refugee" as concepts that shape Canadian nation-building both within and beyond national borders, Refugee States takes an interdisciplinary and critical approach to describing how refugees articulate their relation to and defiance of official discourses. Through close examinations of refugee movements, contexts, and subjectivities, this collection reveals how Canada has relied upon the rejection and inclusion of refugees as a crucial means of statecraft. Bringing together renowned and emerging scholars from multiple disciplines, Nguyen and Phu illuminate the historical, political, and cultural conditions that produce refugees as well as the narrative of humanitarian benevolence that persists nationally and internationally. Highlighting landmark cases, the editors and contributors together develop critical refugee studies as a framework for understanding, nuancing, and critiquing the production of Canadian humanitarian exceptionalism--the international image and discourse of Canada as a liberal, tolerant, and welcoming haven for people fleeing oppression, persecution, and unfreedom. In doing so, Refugee States offers alternative modes of understanding past and present refugee passages to and within Canada, and brings to light the many ways in which refugee subjects navigate displacement, migration, and resettlement."--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Who Are Refugees? -- A Dangerous Journey -- Seeking Asylum -- Applying for Asylum -- Coming to the United States -- The Rights of Refugees -- Working and Traveling -- From Refugee to Resident -- The Path to Citizenship -- The American Mosaic -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites -- Back Cover

Refugees are a hot topic in the news and politics. Young readers may not fully comprehend what it means to be a refugee, the complicated systems they must use to enter new countries legally, and the challenges they face adjusting to different cultures. This book presents these topics with easy-to-understand text and captivating photographs. Your readers will experience an in-depth look at what life is like as a refugee. They'll learn why people flee their home countries and about the dangers faced on this journey. How refugees can shape and contribute in a positive way to the new countries they call home is demonstrated.

Introduction /Viet Thanh Nguyen --The road /Chris Abani --Last, first, middle /Joseph Azam --Common story /David Bezmozgis --Flesh and sand /Fatima Bhutto --Perspective and what gets lost /Thi Bui --How succulent food defeated Trump's wall before it has been built /Ariel Dorfman --Guests of the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa /Lev Golinkin --The parent who stays /Reyna Grande --To walk in their shoes /Meron Hadero --God's fate /Aleksandar Hemon --Second country /Joseph Kertes --13 ways of being an immigrant /Porochista Khakpour --Refugees and exiles /Marina Lewycka --This is what the journey does /Maaza Mengiste --The ungrateful refugee /Dina Nayeri --Am I a refugee? /Raja Shehadeh --A refugee again /Vu Tran --New lands, new selves /Novuyo Rosa Tshuma --Refugee children : the Yang warriors /Kao Kalia Yang.

This study explores the consequences of the theory of necessity for the interpretation of key concepts of refugee law and concludes that a generous refugee practice can be conceived and logically justified even if a restrictive immigration policy is a political reality